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Mariner Investment Group LLC (MIG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Harrison, New York. The firm was founded in 1992 by William Michaelcheck and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MIG Holdings LLC which acquired them in 2007. They are ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (NYSE: IX; TYO: 8591) in Japan. MIG discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to institutional clients which are primarily privately offered pooled investment vehicles and, to a lesser extent, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and plan sponsors via managed account agreements. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Crosswinds Holdings, Inc. is a private equity and asset management company, which engages in the investment in the financial services sector. It operates through the following segments: Primary Insurance, Reinsurance, and Asset Management. The Primary Insurance segment invests in the Monarch National Insurance Company which is a property and casualty insurance carrier. The Reinsurance segment provides specialty reinsurance through Crosswinds Re. The Asset Management segment operates as an investment advisor through Crosswinds AUM LLC. The company was founded by John Fenbar Driscoll on March 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.